By Ishtar
Reviews
DrT posted a comment on Saturday 4th November 2006 9:49pm
Yes, typical of Dumbledore to have a device watching over Harry that doesn't record.
My guesses for the cartoons
Lurch serving tea (the first Family cartoon I believe).
The decorated tree.
the references to the garden plants?
The kitchen? You said four, so if I got one wrong, maybe the two-headed pig. My, it's obviously been too long since I've read those. . . .
"T"
Ishtar replied:
The tree, the "dreadful" urge to be merry, nasty weather that "makes you feel good to be alive", and the two-headed pig. I had forgotten Lurch serving tea, so that's five, I guess. (The first Family cartoon, BTW, was a Morticia with her hair up in an elaborate style being startled by a hairy, bearded Lurch and saying, "Oh, it's just you!" or some such. The character designs settled down soon after.)
Dumbledore was expecting that any alarm that went off would continue going off until he did something about it. He wasn't expecting something that could reset the wards.
Shade posted a comment on Saturday 4th November 2006 9:00pm
Can't say much as it is, but I like it so far and hope to read a bit more of this in the near future.
hedwig_edwiges posted a comment on Saturday 4th November 2006 8:04pm
My knowledge of the Addams family is more of the movies and a bit of the tv series and none of the cartoons, but I like what I saw and your story gets right in the middle of it. I can't wait to see how Snape will react to a Harry Addams and his way to deal with potions, leart from Grandmama.
Chris1 posted a comment on Saturday 4th November 2006 6:34pm
Woohoo!!
Awesome chapter :D I'm glad that things are finally rolling :)
Happy writing and thanks for sharing this with us!!
Chris
The Resident posted a comment on Saturday 4th November 2006 6:31pm
I am familiar with the original Charles Addams cartoons as they appeared in the magazine (I can picture everything about the magazine but can't remember its name. Growing old gets to you, I guess). I've even scene the original TV series and both movies. Overall, I think you have done a remarkable job of remaining faithful to them all. I am really looking forward to the further adventures of Harry growing up among the Addams family. Keep up the great work... but then again, I've never known you to do less than great work.
Evan Mayerle posted a comment on Saturday 4th November 2006 5:24pm
I'd have to go digging for my collections of the cartoons to identify which ones you referenced, I think I'd rather spend my time enjoying reading.
I do like the way this story is progressing and I hope Petunia has learned a few things that'll help her. It might make a difference later on.
*snicker* It's a pity Dumbledore missed the evidence of the change of responsibility; he's obviously going to be so surprised when time comes to send out Harry's letter. *wicked smile* I do hope you do him proper justice there. ;)
Miguel Cadena posted a comment on Saturday 4th November 2006 3:37pm
Excelent chapter, the Adams are a lot more deep than they look, and specially they are loyal to their family.
I can't wait to see the reaction of Dumbledore once he send Mrs. Figgs to the neighborhood and dont find Harry, the better part is that not only seems the adoption legal, it was also magical, and when Dumbledore see the defences the Mansion have, the Adams can be crazy, but not week or stupid, just check their motto.
I can see Harry and Wednesday Betrothed,it will be weird but in her own way Wednesday is quite powerful, by the way will she be a witch or a wicca or just "normal"?
At least Petunia will learn something of the Adams, they are quite wise (remind me of Luna) and maybe that will help her with his son.
Well hope to read next chapter soon, I can't wait to read how will Harry adapt(and the family celebrate his first magical outburst or his figthing with Pugsley).
Cheers.
MAC
Waruiko posted a comment on Saturday 4th November 2006 2:53pm
I lurv the W/H thing you started up here. I hope you include a few chapter of Harry growing up so we can see him develope into the scope of the Addams name.
Jim_xinu posted a comment on Saturday 4th November 2006 2:41pm
Typo: "...he don’t have to." don't -> won't
Does Thing run around like that in the original cartoons?
Growing up watching the old TV show strongly conditioned me to think of Thing as a hand coming out of boxes around the house. I always envisioned that Thing was some large entity living in a warren of tunnels under the house and the hand that appeared was simply his extremity. So it's always a large dissonance for me to think of him running around on his finger tips.
I didn't even know about the original cartoons. The _Chas Addams Happily Ever After_ book is now on my Christmas list. :-)
Great chapter, many thanks for sharing it with us. I'm anxiously awaiting more.
Ishtar replied:
Typo is fixed - thank you!
There's only one cartoon I can think of with Thing - in that one, an arm comes up out of the base of a phonograph to change the record, and there's a second hand as well. It could be understood that there's a person inside the phonograph. In the TV show, Thing kept popping out of boxes and holes that had been cut for him. But I adored the active, heroic movie Thing, so that's the one I'm using.
PamelaC posted a comment on Saturday 4th November 2006 2:37pm
Very nice chapter.
I read 1& 2 yesterday, then went for a day trip. I found myself picturing Harry with the new family on and off all day. Wondering about his trademark outfit led to thinking maybe he'll be completely normal (just to look at) which led to recalling the other TV series with the blonde college girl member. I had to set my and my husband's sub-conscious onto the problem of what it was called etc - are you old enough to know I wonder? - anyway, a couple of hours later 'MUNSTERS' popped into my head, followed slowly by other details, and an entertaining recall of sixties TV ensued.
And I'll be most interested to see your ideas on Harry's Addams family style. I assume the Gomez suit was just for the party.
And I loved Morticia's remarks to Petunia about her belonging if she accepts it.
Cheers.
Mickey posted a comment on Saturday 4th November 2006 2:31pm
Very nice your Petunia is a much nicer and more belivable character then is normally seen in fanfiction without actually contradicting the abusive nearly homocidal bi*** we see in canon, congradulations.
I dislike the "alarm which stops before anyone can notice it" plot point partly because it's been misused and over used in many stories and partly because of the idiocy inherent in it (Idiocy of the Headmaster and the rest of the wizarding world) which seems somewhat excessive to me even when compared to what we see in canon.
In this case in particular I have a problem with Petunia being the first one to sign. Unless there was a special requirement that she sign first (in which case you should have mentioned it) I'd think she'd hesitate and thus be the last, not the first to sign which would eliminate the entire alarm sequence.
I really liked the party and especially Petunia and Morticia's conversation after it, do you think that might make Petunia spoil her son a bit less?
Ishtar replied:
I don't think Petunia started out as an abusive b!tch. I think that's something that grew over the course of ten years of resentfulness. Here, she's not completely unlikeable (and neither is Vernon, really) and some of her less likeable behaviors are going to be headed off early. In ten years, this Petunia will be quite different from canon - and it's going to affect Vernon and Dudley, too.
Having Petunia sign first was both for legal and magical reasons. Legally, the person who has the guardianship has to relinquish it before it can be assumed by the new guardians. The magical reason was the same. Lily's blood protection had to be released by Petunia before it could be transferred to Morticia (who is the closer relative) and Gomez (who is more distantly related).
Chris McFadden posted a comment on Saturday 4th November 2006 2:23pm
Utterly priceless... I felt sorry for Thing, until the comment was made that Thing liked her. Silly me, I forgot about that. <grins> Seriously though, Harry's probably going to drive Voldemort and Umbridge utterly bonkers his fourth and fifth years, I imagine.
zac posted a comment on Saturday 4th November 2006 2:22pm
i imagine that writing Morticia would be pretty difficult. she is very ... stoically passionate? HArry is betrothed to Wednesday? i must admit that i didn't see that one coming. i think that i like it though. i am really looking foreward to seeing how changed Harry will be in his hogwarts years as a result of being raised by the Addams.
William Fowler posted a comment on Saturday 4th November 2006 2:12pm
Hehehe, I'm loving this ficcy already! Petunia's utter horror of Thing is absolutely marvelous, and entirely to Canon.
And, while I can't truly see her disregarding any potential properties, monies, or things that Harry, himself, may have, I can see how having a spell on her would make her rush to get it taken off.
Harry/Wednesday? Are we using the Wednesday from the Cartoon, or the one from the Movies? One's a pale, vampirish thing, and the other is a snarky, freakish little thing that loves torture. Actually, now that I think about it... they're the same...
Great story so far!
William
Matt Harris posted a comment on Saturday 4th November 2006 1:57pm
I never saw the Addams family movies but have some fond memories of the TV show. This looks like an excellent crossover.
Terry Swain posted a comment on Saturday 4th November 2006 1:49pm
this is a great start to your story. looking forward to more. :)
Patricia Lee Finley posted a comment on Saturday 4th November 2006 1:37pm
I loved the party, and only Thing would think that being flung across a room would be playing. I'm looking forward to Harry growing up in such a family. He would probably feel that the wizarding world would be rather tame to the Addams's standards.
Ian Drimes posted a comment on Saturday 4th November 2006 1:32pm
Sweet!! I never thought of a cross with Adams Family before. Very well written and enjoyable, thanks you for writing it.
special posted a comment on Saturday 4th November 2006 1:29pm
Such a great story!! is Wednesday going to go to Hogwarts? keep writing!!!
Noahshonor posted a comment on Saturday 4th November 2006 10:00pm